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Essay question for Curtin, Chapters 4&5
Review what Curtin has to say about the debate between formalists and substantivists on page 14. Based on what you have read in chapters 4 and 5, to which of these positions do you think Curtin inclines? Essay is due on Wednesday, Sept. 8.
Essay question for Bulliet and Bentley: Considering both this week's readings and chapter 5 of Curtin, what is the relationship between transportation technologies (like the camel or monsoon driven ships) and the opening of trans-Eurasian trade ? Essay is due on Wednesday Sept. 15.
Essay question for Curtin Chapter 6 and Gilbert and Reynolds Chapter 2. Review G&R Chapter 1 for the distinction between trade and commerce. How did the Indian Ocean spice trade make the transition from trade to commerce? Essay is due on Wednesday, Sept. 22.
Essay question for Curtin Chapters 7 and 8. What was the effect of the arrival of the Portuguese in Asia? Did the VOC and EIC cause more change? If so why? Essay is due in Wednesday, Sept. 29. Please also be ready to say a few words about your research topic and have a written proposal ready to turn in.
Essay question for Curtin, chapter 10 and other readings. How and why was European trade in the Americas, e.g. the fur trade, different from their trade in Asia, e.g. the spice trade? Essay is due in class on Wednesday Oct. 6.
Essay question for the the Atlantic System readings. Why is sugar production so often associated with coerced labor? Essay is due in class on Wednesday Oct. 13.
Oct. 20 No Essay this week.
Essay question for Wednesday, October 27. Why, according to Landes, did the Industrial Revolution happen first in England? Do you find his argument persuasive?
Essay on Headrick and Gilbert, due on Wednesday, Nov. 3. What effect does steam power have on world trade?
Essay on Globalization due in class Wednesday, Nov. 9. Judging from the two readings, is globalization inherently anarchic?
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